A double whammy featuring the remnants of two former hurricanes is set to blast Britain during two days of weather hell.

Gale force gusts topping 70 mph and up to four inches of rain are forecast during the weekend and Monday as the deep Atlantic depression moves towards the north of the country.

A month’s worth of rain could fall in some areas when low pressure unleashes the tail-end of ex-Hurricane Maria on the UK during Sunday and Monday.

The deep depression pulling the bad weather across Britain is also set to absorb ex-Hurricane Lee as it travels across the Atlantic towards Britain on the jet stream.

Met Office yellow alerts for rain are in place for much of Sunday for a large expanse of western Britain.

Heavy rain is set to fall on Coventry, according to forecasters

A new warning is also in place for high winds in Scotland and northern England on Sunday and Monday.

An initial warning for rain has been updated and has now changed to remove south-west England from the alert but to extend it across more of Scotland.

To add to the torrential rain, winds are expected to strengthen across north-western areas on Sunday evening with a swathe of gale force gusts expected to cross many northern parts of the UK during Monday.

Strongest of the winds should gradually become confined to north-east Scotland by late evening on Monday.